Entry level : stories /
Wendy Wimmer's debut short story collection, Entry Level, contains a range of characters who are trying to find, assert, or salvage their identities. These fifteen stories center around the experience of being underemployed, whether by circumstance, class, gender, race or other prevailing facto...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh :
Autumn House Press,
[2022].
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| Summary: | Wendy Wimmer's debut short story collection, Entry Level, contains a range of characters who are trying to find, assert, or salvage their identities. These fifteen stories center around the experience of being underemployed, whether by circumstance, class, gender, race or other prevailing factors, and the toll this takes on an individual. Wimmer pushes the boundaries of reality, creating stories that are funny, fantastic and at times terrifying. Her characters undergo feats of endurance, heartbreak and loneliness, all while trying to succeed in a world that so often undervalues them. From a young marine biologist suffering from imposter syndrome and a haunting to a bingo caller facing another brutal snowstorm and a creature that may or not be an angel, Wimmer's characters are all confronting an oppressive universe that seemingly operates against them or is, at best, indifferent to them. These stories reflect on the difficulties of modern-day survival and remind us that piecing together a life demands both hope and resilience. |
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| Physical Description: | 181 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781637680582 1637680589 |